Frederick B. Fancher

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Frederick Bartlett Fancher (April 2, 1852 – January 10, 1944) was an American politician who was the seventh Governor of North Dakota from 1899 to 1901.

Biography

Frederick B. Fancher was born in Orleans County, New York, USA, on April 2, 1852. Educated in the public schools, he also attended Michigan State Normal School in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He married Florence S. Van Voorhies.^[1]

Career

Working in insurance in Illinois and North Dakota, Fancher first entered politics and was President of the North Dakota Constitutional Convention in 1889.^[2] He was State Insurance Commissioner from 1895 to 1899 and a trustee board member of the State Hospital for the Insane.^[3] Securing the Republican nomination, He was elected Governor and served from 1899 to January 10, 1901. While he was in that office, a state board of pardons, and a twine plant in the state penitentiary were established. After leaving office, he moved to Sacramento, California and had a retail and wholesale grocery business until his retirement in 1925.^[4]

Death

Fancher died in Los Angeles, California, on January 10, 1944, at age 91. He is buried in East Lawn Memorial Park in Sacramento, California.^[5]

References

↑ "Frederick B. Francher". Soylent Communications. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
↑ "Frederick B. Fancher". National Governors Association. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
↑ "Frederick B Fancher". National Governors Association. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
↑ "Frederick B. Fancher". Find A Grave. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
↑ "Frederick B. Fancher". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 4 September 2012.

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Political offices
Preceded by Joseph M. Devine	Governor of North Dakota 1899–1901	Succeeded by Frank White

v t e Governors and Lieutenant Governors of North Dakota

Governors	Miller A. Burke Shortridge Allin Briggs Devine Fancher White Sarles J. Burke Hanna Frazier Nestos Sorlie Maddock Shafer Langer O. Olson Moodie Welford Langer Moses Aandahl Brunsdale Davis Guy Link A. Olson Sinner Schafer Hoeven Dalrymple

Lieutenant Governors	Dickey Allin Wallace Worst Devine Bartlett Lewis Burdick Kraabel Fraine Kraabel Wood Hyland Maddock Carr Olson Welford Thoresen Patterson Oscar Hagen Holt Dahl Schnell Dahl Duffy Dahl Hagen Wenstrom Tighe Larsen Sanstead Sands Meiers Omdahl Myrdal Dalrymple Wrigley

Persondata
Name	Fancher, Frederick B.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	April 2, 1852
Place of birth	Orleans, New York USA
Date of death	January 10, 1944
Place of death	Los Angeles, California USA

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